A billboard depicting the former Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in an American-Israeli strike in Tehran, is installed near the mausoleum of Sheikh Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (Gilani) in Baghdad on March 20, 2026, as Muslim worshippers gather there for the morning prayers of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Photo Ahmad al-Rubaye / AFP A billboard depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, is displayed near Sheikh Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (Gilani) Shrine in Baghdad on March 20, 2026, as Muslim worshippers gather there for the early morning prayers for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
A drone attack struck a residential neighborhood in central Baghdad on Saturday morning, a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The attack targeted “the telecommunications building” of an Iraqi security service that works with U.S. military advisers involved in counter-jihadist operations, the official said. A second drone, which was filming the operation, crashed on the grounds of a sports club popular with Iraq’s elite and diplomats, according to the same source.
A drone attack struck a residential neighborhood in central Baghdad on Saturday morning, a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The attack targeted “the telecommunications building” of an Iraqi security service that works with U.S. military advisers involved in counter-jihadist operations, the official said. A second drone, which was filming the operation, crashed on the grounds of a sports club popular with Iraq’s elite and diplomats, according to the same source.
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